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Renovations to start at Strathcona Centre
By Gillian Slade on July 14th, 2018
FILE PHOTO People participating in a pole walking exercise in Strathcona Centre earlier this year. Renovation to the centre will commence Monday and continue until July 24. Renovations will include electrical upgrades to support the new fitness equipment. Washrooms are also being upgraded to make them barrier free and a storage room is being built ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cancarb’s owner expanding N.A. presence
By Collin Gallant on July 13th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Tokai Carbon is set to greatly expand its North American presence four years after it entered the market with the purchase of Cancarb in Medicine Hat. The Toyko-based industrial materials company announced it has an agreement to acquire Texas-based Sid Richardson this fall for US$310 million. The transaction, announced in late June, would ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Car dealers reiterate consumer commitment
By Collin Gallant on July 13th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant A local car dealer is hoping to clear up any misconception that although he operates at the former location of a now suspended car dealer, there’s no connection between the two. Other car dealers, too, say news that Autos R Less is being investigated for passing vehicles with active liens onto unknowing customers ... Read More »
1 responseRecovery centre and safe consumption site will work closely
By Gillian Slade on July 13th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade There will be a close working relationship between Medicine Hat Recovery Centre and the supervised consumption site expected to open in Medicine Hat by the end of the year. “We know that it’s a prime opportunity to meet with those clients right at the time where they may be starting to contemplate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rural Watch: Southwest Saskatchewan communities on the list for SaskTel coverage upgrades
By Collin Gallant on July 13th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Prelate, Sask., is among four dozen communities in that province that will see cellphone coverage upgrades by next spring, SaskTel has announced. The town, located east of Leader, is one of 43 sites where the provincially owned phone company will install “small cell site solutions” to improve 4G coverage. That work will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Riders for HALO excited to bring back the Fuel Booster Poker Run
By Medicine Hat News on July 13th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Get your motors running and your poker faces ready. Riders for HALO’s fifth annual Fuel Booster Poker Run goes on July 21. The run begins at the Irvine Hotel at 10 a.m. and will end up at Ralph’s Texas Bar & Steakhouse. Stops will be made at Eagle Valley, Richmound and Whiskey ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge reluctantly allows Crown ‘expert’ after scolding the choice
By Peggy Revell on July 13th, 2018
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell A two-day cocaine trafficking trial included the judge chastising federal prosecution for using an expert witness whose connection to investigating officers raised the issue of biased testimony. “You should not pick an expert like that for an expert opinion,” Judge J.C.M. Spence said Thursday at the Medicine Hat Provincial Court, as the Crown’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Resident fears for kids as coyotes appear to have at least one den in Connaught area
By Gillian Slade on July 13th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade Not addressing the problem of coyotes in the Connaught area could result in disaster, warns a resident. “My biggest fear is the coyotes attacking a small child in the area,” said Gary Leis, mentioning two parks where children play. “Regrettably, nothing will be done until something bad happens.” Leis says he sees ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local car dealer has sales licence suspended
By Collin Gallant on July 12th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant More than a dozen second-hand car buyers in Medicine Hat could be out about $500,000 combined, according to an industry watchdog that suspended the licence of local dealer Autos R Less. A provincial licensing body says the new, used and consignment dealer knowingly sold vehicles subject to repossession orders by other parties. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canalta proposes 245-unit care facility
By Collin Gallant on July 12th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant A major continuing care facility is being proposed for south Medicine Hat, thereby extending a veritable run on developing a former city lot once considered unsellable as it was partitioned. Canalta Real Estate presented a rezoning application to Wednesday’s meeting of the municipal planning commission, asking for a change to allow a six-storey, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two-gal royalty showdown
By Peggy Revell on July 12th, 2018
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell There’s more to Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede royalty than being a pretty face —and that’s what contestants set out to prove Wednesday night with the annual horsemanship competition. “You need to cowgirl up and show you have that ability. You need that type of down-in-the-dirt grittiness,” said Candice Ristau, royalty committee member ... Read More »
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